United States

US charges 5 with running AirBit Club block reward mining Ponzi scheme
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19 August, 2020

US charges 5 with running AirBit Club block reward mining Ponzi scheme

The suspects reportedly operated AirBit Club, a scam that allegedly defrauded its investors of over $20 million.
Federal Reserve experimenting with distributed ledger for digital dollar plans
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19 August, 2020

Federal Reserve experimenting with distributed ledger for digital dollar plans

The central bank has been studying and testing DLT for years now and is currently working on a hypothetical digital...
Boon.Tech blockchain jobs marketplace settles ICO fraud case for $5.7M
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17 August, 2020

Boon.Tech blockchain jobs marketplace settles ICO fraud case for $5.7M

Boon.Tech conducted its ICO from November 2017 to January 2018, raising $5 million from over 1,500 investors, according to the...
US seizes 300 BTC wallets allegedly used in terrorist financing
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14 August, 2020

US seizes 300 BTC wallets allegedly used in terrorist financing

Terrorist groups allegedly solicited social media users for donations, posing as organizations seeking to help victims of Syria conflict.
US court rules in favor of Coinbase in BTC Gold row
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14 August, 2020

US court rules in favor of Coinbase in BTC Gold row

A U.S. Court of Appeal has confirmed an earlier judgment in favor on Coinbase in Darrell Archer’s suit against the...
Ohio fund manager denies $35M digital currency scam
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14 August, 2020

Ohio fund manager denies $35M digital currency scam

Michael Ackerman, 51, has pleaded not guilty on counts of money laundering and wire fraud before a district court in...
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